Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-07-16
THE POSTAL LAW.
Principal Provisions of the New Postal Convention Between the United states and Mexico. to go into
 full effect July |, 1887.

AhtAhttn NIt
 states and Mexico. to go into
 Hull effect July I, 1887.
 A new Postal Convention having beer concluded between the United State; and Mexico. will go into full operation on the list of July, 1887, the attention oi postmasters and others is called to tho following provisions thereof, which will apply to the mails exchanged between the two countries on and after that date
 l, Articles of every kind or nature which are admitted 10 the domestic mails ot either country. will be admit ted under the same conditions 10 the malls exchanged between the two cCuo- tries, except that articles other than let ters ID their usual and ordinary form, are excluded from the mails unless they are so wrapped or enclosed Rs to permit their contents to be easily examined by postmasteTs or customs officers, and ex- cept also the following articles, the trRnsmlsslon of winch Is absolutely pro- hibI;ed under any circumstances, viz:
 Sealed packages which from their form aud general appearance. evidently are not letters, and are not wrapped or enclosed as above required.
 Publications which violate the copy right laws of the country of destination packets, except single volumes of print ed books, which exceed four pounds. SIX ounces m weight; liquids, po!sons, ex- plosive or inhsmmGble substances, fatty substances, or those which easily llquIfy, live or dead (not dried) animals, insects, and reptiles. eontections, pastess fruits and vegetables which quickly decom- pose, and substances which eXhHle s bad odor; lottery tickets or circulars, all obscene or immoral articles, and other articles which may destroy or damage the mails or in!ure persons handling them.
 2. All articles exchanged under tbis arrangement gre required to be fully prepaid with postage stamps Gt the rate of postage applicable 10 similar articles in the domestic mails of the country of origin, and are required to be delivered free to addresses in the country of des- tiDstion, except that letters upon which only one rate of postage has been pre- paid are required to be forwarded stamped "I'' and marked upon the GOV CT with the amount Of postage due and short paid. and the amount so marked as due land only that amoun;) IS re- quired to be collected as postage on de- livery.
 United States Postmasters will there fore refuse to receive or forward articles addressed for delivery in Mexico which are not fully prepaid with United States postage stamps at the postage rate appli- cable to the articles in our domestic mails, except letters in their usual and ordinary form prepaid two cents. which must be forwarded to the proper United States exchange pOstoffice, where they will be stamped "I'' and rated with the deficient postage.
 2. Articles other than letters. iu their usual and ordinary form. on their ar rival at the exchange pOstCfiice of the country of destination. will be inspected by customs officers of thst country, who wlll levy the proper customs duties upon any articles found tO be duitsble under the laws of that country. Dutiabie artI- cles received in the United states under this arrangement Uiil be treated ID &C., cordsnce with the regulation upon pages 77S and 779 of the Postal Guide for Jan uAry last.
 OA-4-AhA N0AAN1 NAA-AAELAE VI AAAA-A A1 entitled to pass in the domestic mails of either country free of postage. is like wise entitled to transmission free of pos tage between the United States and Mexico.
 ,. (s) Any article of mail matter may be registered upon the payment Of the domestic registration fee in addition to the ordinary postage thereon.
 (b) A "Return-Receipt will De turn- ishe free of additional charge for any registered article which has endorsed on the cover the Sords Return Receipt demanded" snd only for Gr:iolsa so en- dOrsed. The Eeturn-Rrcsipt will be st- tsched to the article by the exchange pOstoffice which despstches II.
 (c) When Return Receipts" accom- paDy registered articles which are de- livered, the receipts are required to be returned to tire office of origin bearing the sddressee's signature,
 (d) If my article entered upon a registered list Is not found ID the mails, the receiving exchange post office Is re- quired to st once notify the despa.ohing exchange post office of the fact by means of Bulletin of VeTifcation.
 (e) Untll further notice registered, a. well as ordinary, mails will be exehang- cd in canvas seeks carefully sealed.
 6. All registered articles, ordinary letters, postal cards, and other articles manifestly of value to the senderF, which are found to be unbelievable, are required to be returned to oIigin through the Dead Letter OEee of the country of destin stiOn, except thgt fully prepaid request" letters and fully pre- paid letters, which bear on the cover the sender's full address (but D request for return may be returned direct to the despstchihg exchange office instead of b. ing sent to the Dead Letter Office, the former at the expiration of the time named in the request" and the latter at the expiration of thirty days after re- ceipt.
 : The sender of my article msy cause its return. or its address to be changed, provided application therefor be made through the Post Office De- pertinent of the country in which the article was mailed. the formslitIes pre- scribed by paragraph 3, page VI. of the Postal Guide for January last having been first complied with.
 s Exchanges of mails under this Convention, whether by sea or overland, will be effected through the post offices of both countries already designated as exchange post offices, or such others as may be hereafter agreed upon.
 By direction of the Postmaster Gen eral NICHOLAS M. BELL,
 Sup't Foreign Mails.
 SwiBdled by Woman.